Akiai Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Akiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1951:200,20116,084
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Akiai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akiai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Akiai occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akiai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akiai is the 1,092,155th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Akiai live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 200,201. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 41 percent are found, Serere District, where 36 percent are found and Soroti District, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiahi9123/
Akioi80115/
Okiai8045/
Ekiai8022/
Akioui73139/
Okhiai7347/
Achiai7310/
Hakioi731/
Akijaj731/
Akhioi731/
Akkioui67713/
Hakioui67376/
Akihoua6731/
Askioui676/
Akiouha671/
Akaiyai671/
Hachiai671/
Okhiaie671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akiai
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